Last summer, some observers were still optimistic that Carmelo Anthony might remain a Denver Nugget. But their confidence was shaken when he put his Polo Ridge Estates mansion on the market for $9.5 million. A year later, the spread has finally sold for $6.2 million -- more than $3 million under the asking price and $6 million less than the $12.2 million he paid for it in 2007. And if you think that's funny, Nugs fans, just take a look at the place.

As reported by the Denver Post's Bill Husted, Melo recently described the Colorado housing market as "tough" in a Women's Wear Daily interview. And no wonder, given the bath he took on his spectacular local pad.

The original Kentwood Real Estate listing, which is still online, describes the joint like so:

No question the place is breathtaking. And while the half-price sale won't cause Anthony to go hungry thanks to his $65 million contract with the New York Knicks and blizzard of endorsement deals, he richly deserves the smack he's just been given by the real-estate gods.